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IN A NUTSHELL 💡 Researchers at Université Laval have developed a groundbreaking optical AI chip that uses light to achieve data transfer speeds of 1,000 gigabits per second. 🔋 The chip is remarkably energy-efficient, consuming only four joules of energy, equivalent to heating one milliliter of water by 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit. 📈 With its ability to transmit massive amounts of …

On July 7, 2025, the European Space Agency (ESA) achieved a groundbreaking feat in space communications by establishing Europe’s first optical communication link with a spacecraft in deep space. This link, created in collaboration with NASA, was made possible through the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment onboard NASA’s Psyche mission, which is currently over 265 million kilometers away from …